I want an earlobe repair or reduction surgery. However, I have a hypertrophic scar on my shoulder for the past 3 years. I don't know how I got it. It's 1.5 cm long. No surgery or injury that I can remember. I am 30 years old. I am scared of keloid formation once I carry out an earlobe reduction surgery. How scared should I realistically be?
January 11, 2010
Answer: Keloid after earlobe repair is rare. I have repaired hundreds of torn earlobes and have yet to see a keloid or hypertropic scar. I'm not certain why this is because I have seen many keloids (almost always in black patients) as a result of ear piercing. In correcting those problems, occasional recurrences are observed.
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January 11, 2010
Answer: Keloid after earlobe repair is rare. I have repaired hundreds of torn earlobes and have yet to see a keloid or hypertropic scar. I'm not certain why this is because I have seen many keloids (almost always in black patients) as a result of ear piercing. In correcting those problems, occasional recurrences are observed.
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March 18, 2019
Answer: Earlobe Repair and Scarring Torn earlobes are quite common in longstanding piercings, especially in patients who prefer long/ heavy earrings. In my practice, I see this problem quite commonly and have yet to see a keloid form after repair. However, avoiding the problem is largely related to patient selection. The three most common sites for keloid formation are the sternum (chest), deltoid, and earlobe. Keloid formation has a genetic predisposition, generally occurring in darker skinned patients. The one factor that goes against keloid formation in your circumstance is a prior piercing with no history of keloid in that ear.
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March 18, 2019
Answer: Earlobe Repair and Scarring Torn earlobes are quite common in longstanding piercings, especially in patients who prefer long/ heavy earrings. In my practice, I see this problem quite commonly and have yet to see a keloid form after repair. However, avoiding the problem is largely related to patient selection. The three most common sites for keloid formation are the sternum (chest), deltoid, and earlobe. Keloid formation has a genetic predisposition, generally occurring in darker skinned patients. The one factor that goes against keloid formation in your circumstance is a prior piercing with no history of keloid in that ear.
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